[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3398-3399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00966]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before February 21, 2023. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk 
Officer of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The 
Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 881-8588.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Whiteford, Director, Office of 
Asset Management, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 287-
1563, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques

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or other forms of information technology.
    This information collection request contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1910-1000.
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Personal Property.
    (3) Type of Review: Renewal.
    (4) Purpose: The data collected is used by Department of Energy 
(DOE) leadership to exercise oversight and control over management of 
Government furnished personal property in the hands of DOE's management 
and operating (M&O) contractors and Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) contractors. The contractor management oversight and control 
function cover the ways in which DOE contractors provide goods and 
services for DOE organizations and activities in accordance with the 
terms of their contracts; the applicable statutory, regulatory, and 
mission support requirements of the Department; and regulations in the 
functional areas covered by this package.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 284.
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 284.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,730.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$230,090.
    Statutory Authority: The basic authority for these collections is 
the statute establishing the Department of Energy (``Department of 
Energy Organization Act'', Pub. L. 95-91, August 4, 1977) which vests 
the Secretary of Energy with the executive direction and management 
functions, authority, and responsibilities for the Department, 
including contract management.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 5, 
2023, by Scott L. Whiteford, Director, Office of Asset Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That 
document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For 
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of 
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the 
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document 
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way 
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-00966 Filed 1-18-23; 8:45 am]
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